The Impact of Government Lockdowns on the Mental Health of the General Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Okazaki Y, Tsujimoto Y, Yamada K, Saka N, Ariie T, Taito S, Banno M, Kataoka Y, Watanabe N

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.83249
Published: 2025 Apr
Container: Cureus
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@article{allodium:10.7759/cureus.83249,
  title = {The Impact of Government Lockdowns on the Mental Health of the General Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.},
  author = {Okazaki Y and Tsujimoto Y and Yamada K and Saka N and Ariie T and Taito S and Banno M and Kataoka Y and Watanabe N},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Cureus},
  doi = {10.7759/cureus.83249},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.83249}
}

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TI  - The Impact of Government Lockdowns on the Mental Health of the General Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
AU  - Okazaki Y
AU  - Tsujimoto Y
AU  - Yamada K
AU  - Saka N
AU  - Ariie T
AU  - Taito S
AU  - Banno M
AU  - Kataoka Y
AU  - Watanabe N
PY  - 2025
JO  - Cureus
DO  - 10.7759/cureus.83249
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Y, O., Y, T., K, Y., N, S., T, A., S, T., M, B., Y, K., & N, W. (2025). The Impact of Government Lockdowns on the Mental Health of the General Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.83249

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